New York 10, TIGERS 8
at The Bronx, NY
DET 303 200 000 = 8-14-0
NY 000 006 022 = 10-12-0
None out when winning run scored.
WP- Murphy; LP- Rowe (6-6)
HR- Greenberg, DET (44; 1st inning; 1 on, 2 out); York, DET 2 (28; 1st inning; 0 on, 2 out); (29; 4th inning; 1 on, 2 out); Crosetti, NY (8th inning; 1 on, 2 out); DiMaggio, NY (9th inning; 1 on, 0 out)
Joe DiMaggio's two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning capped an incredible Yankees comeback in a 10-8 win over the Tigers. Trailing 8-0, the Yankees scored six runs in the sixth inning as seven consecutive batters reached base. In the eighth, after the Tigers went quietly in the seventh and eighth innings, New York tied the game on a two-run homer by Frank Crosetti. The Tigers got a runner to second base in the ninth but couldn't score. In the Yankee ninth, Myril Hoag led off with a double, and DiMaggio followed with a drive over the left field wall off Schoolboy Rowe. The Tigers jumped to their big lead behind the power of Hank Greenberg and Rudy York, who combined for three homers and seven RBI.
TIGERS 65-58; Home: 30-29; Away: 35-29
DiMaggio's homer in the ninth completed an incredible Yankees comeback
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